My Company - The level of engagement employees feel with their job and organisation
My Company is what we call an ‘output’ factor, it focuses on people’s ‘love’ and ‘pride’ in working for your organisation.
Now unfortunately you can’t directly make people feel these emotions, but when all of the other seven factors are doing well, people will be far more likely to experience that love and pride ultimately improving the My Company factor as a result.
4C provides e-learning, external coaching and mentoring, financial support for work related qualifications, job shadowing and also paid time off for study to all employees who wish to progress with the business.
4C provides e-learning, external coaching and mentoring, financial support for work related qualifications, job shadowing and also paid time off for study to all employees who wish to progress with the business.
4C provides e-learning, external coaching and mentoring, financial support for work related qualifications, job shadowing and also paid time off for study to all employees who wish to progress with the business.
15below provide financial benefits to all employees that work for them. These include staff discounts, free life insurance and free private health care.
Office lighting is managed by PIR sensors, air conditioning is set on timers to automatically switch off out of business hours. They are also currently in the process of renewing their energy purchasing and have requested green energy options.
15below have two Mental Health First Aiders within the business to ensure that trained colleagues are on hand when needed. They also provide massages in-house to employees on a bi-weekly basis, which are very popular.
Infor Global Solutions have a dedicated platform called Rave. This is were employees can send a rave to other employee's who they believe has excelled in an area of their job. The employee's with the top raves are rewarded at the annual away day.
Infor Global Solutions have a dedicated platform called Rave. This is were employees can send a rave to other employee's who they believe has excelled in an area of their job. The employee's with the top raves are rewarded at the annual away day.
All employee's and their families are offered Bupa private medical and a dental plan from the start of their employment. There is also an employee assistance program, where employees can reach out to a councillor 24/7 for help and advice. The company have trained 22 employee's to be wellbeing first aiders and encourage employee's to reach out to the wellbeing first aiders if they are dealing with work place stress.
In September 2018, they hosted a two-day group conference in Stuttgart where nearly 1,000 employees got together to run sessions, talks and workshops. The two evenings were filled with social events that celebrated the cultures of all the Zuhlke Group countries.
The management team has regular meetings and also an annual off-site event where retrospectives are carried out and strategy on areas of improvement is defined. They use the company's values to manage and assess performance, ensuring team members strive to develop and live up to them.
The management team has regular meetings and also an annual off-site event where retrospectives are carried out and strategy on areas of improvement is defined. They use the company's values to manage and assess performance, ensuring team members strive to develop and live up to them.
Each year, the agency choose an inspiring topic. Last year, it was risk taking. Expert speakers bring the theme to life in their own inimitable way. They've included Andrew Diprose from Wired Magazine, Dev Karaca from Kyra TV and Vicky Featherstone from the Royal Court Theatre.
Core principles include ‘embracing failure', ‘move me, dude', ‘independence is everything', ‘fail harder' and ‘don't say it, be it'. The agency aims to be the world's most creatively admired business. The values and principles are everywhere. Some employees even have a Wieden and Kennedy tattoo.
Each year, the agency choose an inspiring topic. Last year, it was risk taking. Expert speakers bring the theme to life in their own inimitable way. They've included Andrew Diprose from Wired Magazine, Dev Karaca from Kyra TV and Vicky Featherstone from the Royal Court Theatre.
As part of their environmental initiatives, they encourage staff to give back by having in place recycling facilities and energy efficiency initiatives. They also work with local school to raise awareness of engineering, which lead to a new path being built.
As part of their environmental initiatives, they encourage staff to give back by having in place recycling facilities and energy efficiency initiatives. They also work with local school to raise awareness of engineering, which lead to a new path being built.
As part of their environmental initiatives, they encourage staff to give back by having in place recycling facilities and energy efficiency initiatives. They also work with local school to raise awareness of engineering, which lead to a new path being built.
A bespoke management development programme has developed commercial acumen and knowledge of specific topical areas. This has led to promotional opportunities and excellent retention rates. A staff mentoring programme provides mentoring and support services to staff in their first year of employment.
Success is celebrated at least twice a year and there's a zero-tolerance approach to poor performance. The Principal appoints every single member of staff and has introduced a PRP system. Staff who have left for more money often return, citing his leadership.
A bespoke management development programme has developed commercial acumen and knowledge of specific topical areas. This has led to promotional opportunities and excellent retention rates. A staff mentoring programme provides mentoring and support services to staff in their first year of employment.
Employees are encouraged to recognise colleagues who go above and beyond. Thank You recognition cards are in all communal areas for employees to use. Individuals are also nominated for an award aligned to each corporate value and presented at the annual staff conference.
In 2018, the authority launched Lunch and Learn sessions, floor walks with the senior leadership team, and new values. At the managers' forums and staff conferences, Slido was introduced to make them more engaging. The tool gathered feedback in real time to produce a ‘word cloud'.
Managers can get coaching and mentoring as well as the opportunity to shadow. They can get additional advice and guidance through the HR Business Partners. A library service houses a range of management books, and managers meet regularly through their board groups.
Printing is discouraged and a new initiative requires staff to power-down their PCs. The firm have volunteered to pick litter locally and have supported the local Park Run as marshals and timekeepers. They have also collected for the local food bank.
Printing is discouraged and a new initiative requires staff to power-down their PCs. The firm have volunteered to pick litter locally and have supported the local Park Run as marshals and timekeepers. They have also collected for the local food bank.
A newsletter updates everyone and includes health and safety updates, new starters and leavers, business success and charity events. Teambuilding takes the shape of paintballing and an escape-room event for graduates and the HR team who recently joined the company.
The Flourish programme gives everyone top learning and development, such as WM Brilliant Managers, an industry-leading management-development programme, and WM Coaching, a new coaching scheme. WM Globetrotters is a flagship career mobility scheme for eight Wavemakers to spend three weeks in another office.
The Flourish programme gives everyone top learning and development, such as WM Brilliant Managers, an industry-leading management-development programme, and WM Coaching, a new coaching scheme. WM Globetrotters is a flagship career mobility scheme for eight Wavemakers to spend three weeks in another office.
The agency collaborated with Thames21 on checking the health of the Thames. Other green initiatives include removing paper-towel dispensers, replacing disposable coffee cups with china, and using biodegradable cutlery. WM save paper with digital screens instead of posters. Employees choose charities they care about.
